Vehicle-spring support.



E. 11. TOOPS. VEHICLE SPRING SUPPORT.

APPLICATION TILED JAN. 31, 191.0.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

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EMORY D. TOOPS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF T0 CHARLESB. CLARKE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

VEHICLE-SPRING SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Application filed January 31, 1910. Serial No. 541,003.

To all whom. it may concern:

' Be it knownthat I, EMORY I). Toors, a

citizen'of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county ofMarion and State of .lndianayhave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Vehicle-Spring Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

The object ofjmy invention is to produce a spring mounting between theframe and supporting wheels of-vehicles, the structure being moreespecially designed for a connection between thefront wheels and theframe of an automobile, although by no means mm ited to such use.

The accompanying drawing, which is a fragmentary side elevation, showsmy invention as applied between the front wheel and the main frame of anautomobile.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the axle, which will carry at each end aspring 11 which is conveniently of the leaf type. The forward end ofspring 11 is pivotally connected at 12 to the frame 13 and at its rearend spring 11 is connected, preferably pivotally, at 14 to a springwhich is interposed between the point 14: and the frame 13. In

the form illustrated in the drawings this interposed spring is a leafspring 15 which is provided at its middle with a clamp 16 carrying theconnection 1.4. The ends'of spring 15 areso connected to the frame 13 asto allow for the lengthening ofthe spring under load and in the drawingsI have shown this connection as consisting of a pair of depending links17 and 18 pivotally con= neeted at their lower ends to theends of spring15 and pivotally supportcd'at their upper ends on frame 13. It will bereadily 40 understood that many other desirable forms of connectionbetween spring 15 and frame 13 might be used without departing from thespirit of my invention. In order to further stiffen spring 15. undershocks, I

provide a spiral spring 19 which is interposed between the .center ofspring 15 and frame 13.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a vehicle, the combination of a supporting axle and the mainframe, of a spring secured at its middle to the axle and at one end tothe main frame, a second spring connected at its middle to the free endof he first spring and connected at its ell-.154 to the main frame.

2. In a vehicle, the combination of a supporting axle and the mainframe, of a spring secured at its middle to the axle and at one end tothe main frame, a second spring connected at its middle to the free endof the first spring and connected at its ends to the main frame, and athird compression spring interposed between the middle of the secondspring and the main frame. I

The combination of a supporting axle, a longitudinally extended leafspring secured at its middle to the axle, a main frame connected to oneend of said s ring, a second longitudinally extended leaf springconnected at its middle to'the opposite end of the first spring andconnections between the .ends of the second spring and the main frame.

4. The combination of a supporting axle, a longitudinally extended leafspring secured at its middle to the axle, a main frame connected to oneend of said spring, a second longitudinally extended leaf springconnected at its middle 0 the opposite end of thefirst spring, acompression spring interposed between the middle of the second springand the main frame, and connections between the ends of the secondspring and the main frame.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 21st day of January, A. D. one thousand ninehundred and ten;

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